Magh Mela (Prayagraj Sangam)
Annual 45-day ascetic tent city of Kalpavasis taking dawn dips at confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, & Saraswati.
Essays on Sanatana Dharma, astronomical science behind Hindu festivals, temple architecture, and practical Vedic philosophy.
Annual 45-day ascetic tent city of Kalpavasis taking dawn dips at confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, & Saraswati.
Midnight birth anniversary celebration of Sri Radha Rani at hill-top Ladli Ji Temple in Barsana.
Circumambulation of 21km sacred Govardhan hill with offerings of 56 Bhog cooked food mountains.
Lord Banke Bihari swings on a massive solid gold and silver swing (Jhula) on this solitary annual day.
First Tuesday after Holi where Ganga is filled with decorated bajra boats celebrating Hanuman and music.
Playful celebration where women of Barsana beat men of Nandgaon with bamboo sticks amidst flowers & colors.
Day Lord Shiva brought Goddess Parvati to Kashi after wedding; devotees play Gulal with Baba Vishwanath.
Historic record lighting of millions of earthen lamps along Saryu Ghats celebrating Sri Rama return to Ayodhya.
Eighty-four ghats of Varanasi blaze with millions of earthen lamps as gods descend to bathe in holy Ganga.